Shelby County & Unified School District

Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the state's largest both in terms of population and geographic area, with a population of 927,644 at the 2010 census. A unified school district or unit school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9–12) under the same district control.0.7/5

Memphis and Shelby County officials discuss naming the unified school district

01 Feb 2013 16:30

Do you have questions about the Unified School District for Memphis and Shelby County? Go to...

11 Jan 2013 18:13

A unified school district should be a benefit to all the children of Shelby County, even the ones in the suburbs. Give it a try.

19 Aug 2012 16:58

Search committee prepares to find new superintendent of unified Shelby County school district

13 Aug 2012 17:14

The Urban Child Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to the health and well-being of children from conception to age three in Memphis and Shelby County, TN.

27 Jun 2012 20:04

SCC lawsuit seeks to stop separate school systems Not all members of the Shelby County Commission are supporting the lawsuit against numerous parties with the goal of stopping the suburbs from creating their own municipal school system. Commissioner Terry Roland is adamantly against the Shelby County Commission’s “illegal” lawsuit to stop the municipalities from voting on municipal schools. The municipalities of Germantown, Collierville, Bartlett, Lakeland, Arlington and Millington are set to vote on whether to create their own school district on Aug. 2 The lawsuit is aimed to stop that action. The proposed lawsuit cites several federal and state laws as the basis for the suit. The six suburban cities of Shelby County have referendums on the ballot that will allow them to seek their own school system instead of joining the Unified School District that goes into effect at the start of the 2013 school year. “I am considering bringing action against the County Commission for violating the rights of t ...